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HGH (Honky Growth Hormone)

215 calories 21.3 g 12 oz
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Beer Stats
Method: All Grain
Style: American IPA
Boil Time: 90 min
Batch Size: 5.5 gallons (fermentor volume)
Pre Boil Size: 7.5 gallons
Pre Boil Gravity: 1.048 (recipe based estimate)
Efficiency: 79% (brew house)
Source: Dustin
Calories: 215 calories (Per 12oz)
Carbs: 21.3 g (Per 12oz)
Created: Thursday July 6th 2017
1.065
1.015
6.6%
62.6
6.2
n/a
n/a
 
Fermentables
Amount Fermentable Cost PPG °L Bill %
8.50 lb American - Pale Ale8.5 lb Pale Ale 37 3.5 70.8%
2.25 lb American - Vienna2.25 lb Vienna 35 4 18.8%
0.50 lb American - Caramel / Crystal 10L0.5 lb Caramel / Crystal 10L 35 10 4.2%
0.75 lb Cane Sugar0.75 lb Cane Sugar 46 0 6.3%
12 lbs / $ 0.00
 
Hops
Amount Variety Cost Type AA Use Time IBU Bill %
1 oz Chinook1 oz Chinook Hops Pellet 6.9 Boil 60 min 24.3 14.3%
1 oz Citra1 oz Citra Hops Pellet 6 Boil 30 min 16.24 14.3%
1.50 oz Citra1.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 6 Boil 15 min 15.73 21.4%
1.50 oz Citra1.5 oz Citra Hops Pellet 6 Boil 5 min 6.32 21.4%
2 oz Citra2 oz Citra Hops Pellet 6 Dry Hop 7 days 28.6%
7 oz / $ 0.00
 
Yeast
Imperial Yeast - A07 Flagship
Amount:
1 Each
Cost:
Attenuation (avg):
73%
Flocculation:
Medium-low
Optimum Temp:
60 - 72 °F
Starter:
Yes
Fermentation Temp:
68 °F
Pitch Rate:
0.75 (M cells / ml / ° P) 248 B cells required
$ 0.00 Yeast Pitch Rate and Starter Calculator
 
Target Water Profile
Ca+2 Mg+2 Na+ Cl- SO4-2 HCO3-
0 0 0 0 0 0
Using brew n' water's pale ale profile
Mash Chemistry and Brewing Water Calculator
 
Mash Guidelines
Amount Description Type Start Temp Target Temp Time
5.14 gal Infusion -- 152 °F 60 min
Starting Mash Thickness: 1.75 qt/lb
Quick Water Requirements
Water Gallons  Quarts
Strike water volume at mash thickness of 1.75 qt/lb 4.92 19.7  
Mash volume with grains 5.82 23.3  
Grain absorption losses -1.41 -5.6  
Remaining sparge water volume (equipment estimates 4.62 g | 18.5 qt) 4.18 16.7  
Mash Lauter Tun losses -0.25 -1  
Volume increase from sugar/extract (early additions) 0.06 0.2  
Pre boil volume (equipment estimates 7.94 g | 31.8 qt) 7.5 30  
Boil off losses -2.25 -9  
Hops absorption losses (first wort, boil, aroma) -0.19 -0.8  
Post boil Volume 5.5 22  
Going into fermentor 5.5 22  
Total: 9.1 36.4
Equipment Profile Used: System Default
 
Notes

Original recipe was based on Ed Wort's Haus Pale. I bumped up the hops in my last batch (See Dustin's Folly IPA). I liked the hop bump, but the beer was too cloyingly sweet, I suspect from the crystal. I like a dry finish in my IPA so I think this recipe could benefit from a small addition of cane sugar, an extra 1/2 lb of two row, and an extra 1/4 lb of vienna to help balance the extra abv.

Recipe uses a bunch of 2 year old Citra and Chinook hops I had sitting in my freezer. Citra used to be 13.7% AA. Chinook used to be 11.5% AA. (aa calculator - http://brewerslog.appspot.com/HopAlphaCalc)

Aerate to approx 12ppm prior to pitching yeast by turning on pure oxygen with a .5 micron airstone for 60 seconds.

Chill and fine with 1/2 tsp gelatine to drop haze. (Procedure here - http://brulosophy.com/2015/01/05/the-gelatin-effect-exbeeriment-results/)

Should be grain to glass in 1 month. Drink fresh.



Tasting Note. Turned out great, Very floral. Floral drops off quick as is expected for an IPA. I will brew this again.

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